Bank accounts of three per sons who gave money to Namal to be examined

October 7, 2017 by

Permission has been granted by Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Lanka Jayaratna to inspect 14 accounts in state and private banks belonging to three persons including Nimal Hemasiri Perera, who is said to have credited funds to the account of Hambanthota District Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa. The permission was given on the 3rd as an investigation is being carried out in connection with the misappropriation of funds in leasing out a 4.3-acre land at Krrish Transworks Square in Colombo Fort.

The Magistrate has given permission to inspect 14 accounts of Nimal Hemasiri Perera, Kishin Ramachand Bhutani and Nanda Jayadewa Lokuwithana.

Investigations have commenced considering that misappropriation of funds had been committed and the Magistrate ordered the FCID to carry out investigations and report to Court. The Police has told Court that investigations have been carried out and statements have been recorded from the persons mentioned above.

The Court was told that Nimal Hemasiri Perera had credited Rs.70 million to Namal Rajapaksa’s account on two occasions and on three occasions he had credited Rs. 60 million, Rs.38 million and Rs.80 million to the accounts of Kishin Ramachand Bhutani to buy a 26.3 perch plot of land at Mt. Lavinia through N. Capitol company belonging to Nimal Hemasiri Perera.

FCID informed Court that investigations revealed that the land was leased by N Capitol company to Plant Asian PLC company and after the leases agreement terminated it was sold to Nanda Jayadewa Lokuvithan for Rs. 325 million. The bank accounts are investigated to find out whether a misappropriation of funds was committed in the transactions.

The investigations are being carried out by the FCID on a complaint made by the convener of Voice Against Corruption (VAC) Wasantha Samarasinghe that a misappropriation of public funds to the tune of Rs. 70 million had been committed.